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acheter is a stem changing verb A stem changing verb means that the stem changes but we still use the same endings. (THE STEM IS WHAT WE HAVE LEFT AFTER WE TAKE OFF THE ER IR OR RE ENDINGS.) acheter: to buy jachète nous achetons tu achètes vous achetez Il/ elle achète ils/elles achètent

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acheter: to buy jachète nous achetons tu achètes vous achetez Il/ elle achète ils/elles achètent So what do you see what has changed? Can you make a rule about it?

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Other verbs conjugated like acheter: Notice that in préférer and espérer the accent mark changes direction in the stem! VERBSTEM préférerpréfèr espérerespèr ameneramèn

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mettre is another irregular verb and can be used to talk about placing something somewhere, what you are wearing or even to turn something on! Je mets une robe. Il met le livre sur la table. Elle met la télévision.

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mettre is also stem changing verb What grammar rule can you make for this one? Je metsnous mettons Tu metsvous mettez Il/elle / on metils/elles mettent

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We have already learned the basic negative construction in French- adding ne (n)…pas to a sentence will make that sentence negative. Ex: Je ne chante pas I dont sing, Im not singing.

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But have you ever wanted to say no one, nothing, never…? In French we have specific negative expressions to say just that! ne…jamais-never ne…rien-nothing ne…personne-no one ne…plus-anymore ne…que-only ne…ni…ni-neither/nor

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How do you form it? Its easy, just form it like ne pas, but replace pas with jamais or rien etc. Je ne suis pas triste. I am not sad Je ne suis jamais triste. I am never sad.

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How do you form it? Its easy, just form it like ne pas, but replace pas with jamais or rien etc. Je nai pas de livre. I dont have any books Je nai rien. I dont have anything.

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How do you form it? Its easy, just form it like ne pas, but replace pas with jamais or rien etc. Je ne parle pas. I dont speak. Je ne parle à personne. I dont speak to anyone.

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How do you form it? Its easy, just form it like ne pas, but replace pas with jamais or rien etc. Je ne travaille pas. I am not working. Je ne travaille plus. I am no longer working.

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How do you form it? Its easy, just form it like ne pas, but replace pas with jamais or rien etc. Il ne voit pas les lions. He doesnt see the lions. Il ne voit que les lions. He only sees the lions.

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How do you form it? Its easy, just form it like ne pas, but replace pas with jamais or rien etc. Il ne voit pas les lions. Il ne voit ni les lions, ni les tigres. He sees neither the lions nor the tigres.